"Twenty years ago when I was in private practice, male attorneys would call me 'honey' and 'dear.' Even though I was the lead attorney on a case, the male attorneys would ask to negotiate with the senior male partner. I have not had the same experiences in this position. I knew I was on the same playing field with a male attorney when he and I were discussing old TV shows and he said "remember when we were little boys?" He had looked past gender and was talking to me as his equal."

“Inform yourself. Just like any serious decision in life, it takes time,
instincts, and information to make a good decision that you will feel
great about long after the moment. Give yourself the gift of time and
conscious decision making. That is something you will never regret!”—Ginny Blakely, 23, a social worker from Athens